Stovepipe fasteneb



Feb. 27, 1923; 1,447,1

H. 1 WALRA'D.

STOVEPIPE FASTENER.

. FILED NOV; 18. 1922.

Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

HARRY J. WALBAD, OF MORAN, KANSAS.

STOVEPIPE FASTENER.

Application filed. November 18, 1922. Serial No. 601,935.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. Human, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moran. in the county of Allen and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Stovepipe Fastener, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to stove pipe fast-eners and the object thereofis to provide a. fastener of this character which may be readily appliedto a stove pipe and chimney tlue for holding the end of the pipe inengagement with the flue.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which isextremely simple in construction so that it may be manufactured at avery low cost and sold at a reasonable figure with a percent of profit.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the. combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a vertical sectionthrough a stove pipe flue with the pipe mounted therein and thisimproved fastener shown applied.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the tension bar constituting a part of thisinvention.

In the embodiment illustrated, a chimney flue 1 is shown in which ismounted the horizontal upper section 2 of the stove pipe. This stovepipe 2 is provided at diametrically opposite points with apertures 3 andadjacent one of said apertures and spaced therefrom with anotheraperture at for a pur pose presently to be described.

Arranged transversely across the fine 1 near the side of the same inwhich is formed the stove-pipe hole is a wire anchoring bar 5 the endsof which are engaged with the flue as shown in Fig. 2. This bar 5 has asubstantially V-shaped body portion 6 with an eye 7 formed at the apexthereof and as shown at 11 and has its other end made hook-shaped asshown at 13. The pointed end of this bar 10 is designed to be used forpuncturing the stove pipe 2 to form the apertures 3 and 4 therein inwhich bar 10 is afterward mounted.

In the use of this fastener. after the holes 3 and 4 have been formed inthe pipe 2, the bar 10 is inserted through the openings 3 as shown inFigure 2. The tension cable-9 is then fastened in the eye or loop 7 ofthe anchor bar and said anchor is mounted in the flue cross wise of theflue hole. The cable 9 is then attached to the flattened portion 12 ofthe tension bar and the bar 10 is then turned to wind up the cable 9thereon which will operate to draw the pipe 2 snugly into the hole inthe flue 1. After the pipe 2 has been properly positioned, the hookedend or bill 13 of the bar 10 is inserted in the ap erture 4 which willlock the device and hold the pipe securely to the flue.

From the above it will be obvious that the hooked end 13 of the tensionbar 10 not only operates as a handle for turning the bar to wind up thecable thereon, but also performs the function of a latch to cooperatewith the aperture il and lock the pipe in operative position.

I claim 1. In a fastener of the class described, an anchor bar having aneye, a cable connected at one end with said eye, a tension bar adaptedto be mounted transversely in the pipe to be connected and with whichthe other end of said cable is engaged, said tension bar having ahook-shaped terminal to enter an aperture in the pipe and lock the barin adjusted position.

2. A stove stantially V-shaped anchor bar having its ends extendedlaterally outward in opposite pipe fastener comprising a subdirectionsto form attaching elements and provided at its apex with an eye, atension cable connected at one end to said eye, a rod adapted to bemounted transversely in, the pipe to be connected and having anapertured flattened portion intermediate its ends to which the other endof the cable is connected. one end of said rod being hookshaped toprovide a combined handle and nor/n09

